That is why we need to see Korea make their own animation studios in Korea and stop handing all of the work of the best Korean comics over to Japan who changes almost every aspect from the original series! Japan art animation is trash and no where near Koreans Koreans comic art style!
Not really they are right next to Korea whenever I watch Anime they don't redub the names to whatever appeals to local or Narutos name would be Josh and Goku would be named Derrick or Brad that shit is wack and disrespectful to the source material because it sounds like they just don't wanna say Korean names
yeah, at least the studio behind the animated version respected the og source material enough to make a faithful version despite the tensions between both countries.
No. Non-koreans just don't understand how disrespectful this is. I don't blame you, but if you do some research into Japan's war crimes against Korea and how they refuse to apologize/acknowledge it til this day you wouldn't be saying this.
@@momochii0_0 They wont cut the betrayal. It'll be just a fictional country whose Beru gonna massacre. Also Jeju will be changed into something of a fictional Island where they gotta clear
And the main attraction is he is a GOD DAMN GORGEOUS Like , he started like a NPC but 5 or 10 chapters after he starts looking good asf and it only gets better , even the students from hes sister´s school were impressed with him. And im pretty sure a lot of fans would want that Shadow Monarch sword because the world nowadays is weird
@@omegaraoul True. Her name before reincarnation was localized to Rinko Hanasaki in the animated series. In the manhwa it was a Korean name. All the other names haven't been changed as they were European names.
To clear things up for everyone the Korean version is viewed by everyone outside of Japan while in Japan the Japanese version is for the Japanese. The animators and writers will have to work hard to not distribute the wrong one to legal anime sites so if you notice an episode not making sense and a few hours later it is removed or there is a delay in an episode time it just means they messed up and are fixing the problem. Do not worry about the story changes this will be a short season to avoid those risk later in the future.
@@Lucas-wj8klidk what the other guy is yappin about but it'll be 24 in 2 cours. So its like 12 episodes a small break and then 12 episodes again within the same season.
@@xyriumelement Right now, China's the one with weight to throw around and a potential enemy of both Japan and South Korea. OP is just saying that Japan and South Korea should put their differences aside to put a united front against China.
@@xyriumelement by that statement how come sweden norway and denmark get along considering our war history is the longest in the world its just a bullshit excuse to not set differences aside
@@sergmanprimeyeah, maybe you don't care about the name but we do care, quite a lot actually, solo leveling isn't solo leveling without the name of the iconic main character itself
I’m Russian, If I had a problem with every movie or tv show that have Russians as the villains, I’d miss out on hundreds of great movies/shows, many of which I love. Imo this whole debate is nonsensical, such things should be ignored when the work in question is fictional
I agree. British here. And similar whenever there's British villains or when Britain (or UK) is made fun of, I don't care. Even if it comes from places like Denmark, Italy, France or Germany. It's fiction and people need to grow up. These conversations (and decisions) shouldn't even be entertained.
I’ve never felt offended when the villains had my nationality I’m German and enjoyed captain america and found it rather interesting that red skull was german
It’s the fine line between keeping the media of your own country and the other country happy whilst also trying to respect fellow artists in the industry.
Didn't know that the story takes place in japan in the anime. Wonder how that's going to work, since there are arcs in which the fact that the MC is Korean is very important, such as Jeju Island Arc and the Japan Recuse arc. I think, The korean version of it will be one that is most watched, as the Japanese version is going to have some major plot holes, from changing the main setting.
Yep it brings up a lot of story issues changing the location. I heard the villains will be changed to Japanese villains still - so Japanese characters vs Japanese villains? Still doesn’t work with those key story arcs so hoping it isn’t cut
@@undecidedmumbling idk I just heard some rumors in the comment sections of the first episode or that they might change it since it depicts the Japanese needing to be saved im hoping not but i wouldn’t say it’s impossible
this is the right way you can bet your ass that if any western studio was going to adapt this there would be only one version and you can guess which one and how it would be changed to suit more ahem 'MODERN AUDIENCES'
@@leoffemiruen2028not so, since korea didnt invade japan in the past. The koreans are still salty about imperial japan and drove the country on edge multiple times, you can say solo leveling is lowkey a 'revenge' story on how koreans are better than the japanese. Well, that's what i can pick on from the vibe the manhwa is spewing off.
@@iasked9392 it won't be that big of a problem i think. Japan is in focus only two times as far as i remember. 1.Jeju raid 2.S rank gate break And Japan is in negative light only one time when they are assisting in jeju raid. So the problem won't get worse i guess.
@@iasked9392revenge story that Koreans are better I feel like is a bit of a reach. It just has the classic anti Japanese arc which a lottt of manhwa have
@@paulyvii anyone that didnt read the manhwa. japanese names are usually more easily recognizable and memorable. theres like 3 or 4 jins in SL including the MC. dont even mention names like chul baek etc.
I spoke with at least 20 different die-hard anime fans, who are all Japanese, they have no idea what Solo Leveling is about. Yes, it is because it is Korean. The same reason why most Japanese use iPhone and not Samsung. Aniplex is a Japanese company, but Solo Leveling isn't really being advertised in Japan.
They did this with TOG too, they changed Bam's name to Yoru or Jinsung Ha to Sanada Yukata (personally I think it's weird especially since GoH adaptation kept most of the names the same.)
@@itsjustvin7630Bam meaning night is the thematic meaning as Rachel is afraid of the night or “Bam”. And Rachel is Bam’s star, the night’s star. But Bam meaning nut is used for comedy like characters saying Bam sounds tasty.
Imagine being so dedicated to your fanbase that you’re willing to adapt the same fucking story twice at the same time just to be able to give everyone outside of your country a faithful experience regardless of your political standpoint. That’s fucking cool in my opinion
Lol if you know anything about the manhwa you’d know they did the same with the Japanese translations for the manhwa. They changed the names and the locations of the hunters from Japan since they were bad in the Korean version of the manhwa. They’ll probably do the same thing for the anime but as long as they keep it in Korea for the global version we as fans are fine with it. Only people in Japan will get the Japanese version of the characters and locations.
Ngl the Korean names sound badass. Jinwoo, Antares, Baek Yoonho, il-hwan. And some of my fav side characters are: wu jin-chul, go gunhee (how cool their name sounds damn)
Yeah, only Japan Netto-uyoku (right-wing on Internet) and nationalists have problems about Korean names and Korean settings in animes cuz they think Koreans are stealing their recourses to make their IPs so Japan’s IPs got less opportunities to be adapted. I saw tons of Japanese comments whining about these
u are insane if u would rather listen to a korean dub over a japanese one if u dont understand either considering japanese VA is much higher quality and better sounding language.
See, that's dedication, yes they don't like the other country, but they are STILL willing to keep the peace by making two versions to appease everyone. Hats off to you production team, you do GREAT work.
I think the way they are doing it is honestly the best possible way. Giving a faithful anime and a localization is definitely how it should go if you want a localized version.
I'm a massive manhwa fan, and I genuinely love manhwa more than Japanese anime. When I heard Solo Leveling was getting an anime, I felt a mix of excitement and worry. Given the history between South Korea and Japan, I was concerned they might alter the storyline. Luckily, there are two versions, but seriously, who would watch the other version? Well, A1 Studios pleasantly surprised me by staying true to the manhwa.
@@kenshirosama1505Nope, they will not be able to watch it because the Japanese version is the only one that will be available in Japan. Also, Solo Levelling wouldn't even become popular in Japan without those changes
The way western people talk about Korean-Japanese history is so funny to me. They absolutely refuse to say who the clear bad side was. It's like saying "Germany and the Jewish community have a complicated history, leaving both sides with grievances."
Yeah they changed Japan in the story to a fictional country called DFN. They also did some lazy changes to the Japanese characters names such as Goto Ryuji -> Ryuu
Went in Korea back in september. First thing you see in the train from incheon to seoul is some ads claiming korea's rights over some islands over Japan, with messages like "japan knows the truth". Beef between those nations is still well alive
Sorry but its not solo leveling if its not based in korea. Honestly pissed me off so much that japan wanted to do that to a beloved series. Its a goddamn breath of fresh air to know they are making THE ORIGINAL seoul based version still
It's wild to me that the Japanese viewership would need a localization. The need to Japan-wash this show is such an interesting concept. I'd expect them to just roll with it with a Japanese dub or read subtitles like every other anime watcher does. But I'm Canadian so I'm used to watching media made from other places. I'm curious to investigate what's really going on there.
@@Heidelmannit’s deep this is a generational thing it’s so bad to the point that korean grandparents may not allow there grandchildren to talk to japanese children
I await how they'll adapt the Jeju Island arc as there is a partnership between S.Korean and Japanese Hunters, and lets just say that one side doesn't come out on top. Interestingly, the Japanese novelization of that arc had the Hunters from Japan be from a nameless country so that it doesn't offend the Japanese readers.
Why doesn’t Korea animate their manhwas. Crunchy Roll messed up so many manhwa adaptations already. Korea really dropped the ball by not animating their best most popular manhwas.
Money money money. Japan has more attention than Korea in general towards this media. SL is and has been at the top in Korea but the culture is different.
it is not been changed, but only done by localization due to the airing of the anime with their respective channels inside Japan (of course they do not use Korean names out there, also the setting also happens inside Japan)
@@Can_think_of_a_name it seems you don't get it, the mentioned countries Korea and Japan are still not in good terms, Japanese should not use Korean names as their baseline on the story unless it is permitted by Korea itself (I'D BEEN TALKING INSIDE JAPAN'S JURISDICTION AS TO WHY THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO AIR THE ANIME INSIDE JAPAN THAT HAS KOREAN NAMED FIGURES/CHARACTERS)
Cant wait to see what will the studio do when it reach the jeju arc. Since the japanese team feels kinda the "antagonist" towards the mc gangs. Will they change the character to look good or stay with the og story. And it would be weird if the korean characters changed name to japanese there lol
I think the japanese guy (who got offed by beru very quickly)is going to be korean or stay as japanese since the main character is now japanese its a "fair" trade
I'm glad they didn't decide to make just one version (which would likely be the Japan-setting version), cause I'd be sad to see it unfaithful to the original work.
The way this dude talks about Korea and Japan is a good example of how extreme "neutrality" can end up heavily biased for one side. In this case, Japan. With how vague he talks, I could assume they both regularly colonized each other. Japan straight up took over Korea for 40 years and only stopped after the end of WWII. Japan spent decades trying to eliminate Korea's language and culture, which, with that knowledge, makes getting rid of all korean names in this anime seem worse. There was also mass murder and sexual slavery of teenage girls.
jp in ww2 were famous for rape and general brutality, its not an excuse to be racist against them but a lot of people sweep this shit under the rug and frankly it's kinda unacceptable like we talk about the holocaust and the armenian genocide or wtv but why not this lol
Yeah, only Japan Netto-uyoku (right-wing on Internet) and nationalists have problems about Korean names and Korean settings in animes cuz they think Koreans are stealing their recourses to make their IPs so Japan’s IPs got less opportunities to be adapted. I saw tons of Japanese comments whining about these
@@necrotenkiwongwat2359 Because of how the Japanese government sweeps it under the rug. And the fact of how long it took for the japanese back then to even give an apology
@@rsw__u thats nothing special most countrys have done similar shxt and it's not only the s.koreans that the japanese f-over it was most of east and south asia and the only ones that still is mostly still hung over that shxt are s.korea and china why china is like that is because of ccp propaganda and ccp propaganda is crazy man
Chill did you not hear they have the Korean version on Crunchyroll and a1 studio is in a complicated situation they are Japan's taking on a Korean manga where Japan is the enemy and it would be disrespectful to people in Japan but it's disrespectful to change it so they are doing 2 different versions cause they care enough to stay with orginal work
before people get fired up to japanese company, this kind of things are vice versa. Crayon Shin-chan also changed in Korea. Donghua (chinese anime) also got changed in Japan (ex. MDZS, TGCF, The King's Avatar, Link Click). So it's not restricted to korean -> japan only
If the Koreans can forgive maybe, but they make sure the hate on Japan continues by passing on the hatred to next generations through creations like Solo Leveling which has an anti Japan arc
you shouldn’t speak so lightly about such issues The Japanese’s government has not apologised for the massacre and rape of countless people from multiple countries. It’s ignorant to expect the affected countries to get closure without even an apology. I understand it was meant with good intent but this seems to belittle the national trauma of the colonised countries under imperialism Japan.
not really. it was already popularized waaay before with light novels. a metric ton of light novels have the same premise as solo leveling which meant any manhwa adaptations would have them. solo leveling, second life ranker, nano machine, etc all the most popular light novels all had them, so when they all started getting adapted from top to bottom, it was just a huge influx of them.
nano machine doesnt have a blue system but still has a system helping him, just like absolute sword sense, and all the other popular light novels. swap a blue system for a hidden spirit or whatever.
The author is dead if Im not mistaken to. Its so disrespectful. Im so happy there is an anime that is factual to the story setting!!! ❤ I was so excited then bummed when I heard of the butchering.
Do you just say things without thinking. The animation studio is doing its best to show respect while also living in a country that isn’t in a good relationship with Korea.
I understand your feelings, but it is a very complicated issue. I think the fact the studio did release a version for International audience with Korean names show they trying their best, but I agree the manhwa should be adapted in its original form and still be set in Seoul, Korea as it’s crucial for some later story arcs
There are changes like this everywhere in entertainment, not just here. Disney does it constantly. I agree with the sentiment, however it was the safest choice for them as a company, they need to keep their target audience engaged to continue making it after all, quota yanno.
I can just imagine the amount of work they had to do making two versions of this, like one in tokyo and one seol. Great work guys. Proud of you and whoever complains about the animation, make it yourself uf you are so unsatisfied
The entire anime is adapted by Japanese studio, voice acted by Japanese actors, signages and posters in the anime are all in Japanese, and some people cares that the name are a bit different.
I will never watch the japanese version, i do not give a fck about the animation studio. This masterpiece will soon or later be animated no matter if its from korea itself or different countries. And im always here for the orginial version.
I never thought that Solo leveling has 2 version and based from the Solo leveling that I watch they use japanese as the language and it's still the same name of Sung Jin woo as Korean name.
just to be clear here: the korean version doesnt have korean voice acting, its just the names that were changed to korean, with the characters still speaking japanese.
It will be - as someone mentioned in the comments it’s not Korean dubbed, but just uses the characters proper names (which are Korean, like Sung Jin-woo)
Unfortunately, it’s the case. The localisation and changing of the names and countries is due to the strained relationship between Japan and South Korea
solo leveling isn't solo leveling without our beloved Shadow Monarch Sung Drip Woo
True. ❤
Yall know blahhxp?
It’s blasphemy to call the shadow monarch anything but sung drip woo 😂
@@Wierdman69 fucking facts
But do they had to make Japanese as the bad guys in manhwa?
Bro the name sung jin woo is just too iconic, he himself is solo leveling yoj cant just take away his name like that
That name honestly sucks. They could have given him a much cooler name.
@@primenumberbuster404notice how no one payed you any attention other than me, now move on and take ur shitty opinions elsewhere
@@primenumberbuster404 Wow, I'm different 🤓
@primenumberbuster404 wow your name and pfp is sooooo cool, hope you can give us a super cool name like your name for sung jin woo
That is why we need to see Korea make their own animation studios in Korea and stop handing all of the work of the best Korean comics over to Japan who changes almost every aspect from the original series! Japan art animation is trash and no where near Koreans Koreans comic art style!
The best version would be if the english dub voice actor for Sung Jinwoo said “wakey, wakey” or “erect”.
he has
He does say wakey wakey in a recording of some bloopers.
The fact that they are making a localisation of the series AND having a version set to the source is amazing!!!
Not really they are right next to Korea whenever I watch Anime they don't redub the names to whatever appeals to local or Narutos name would be Josh and Goku would be named Derrick or Brad that shit is wack and disrespectful to the source material because it sounds like they just don't wanna say Korean names
@@mateohodge6998 To each their own I guess?
yeah, at least the studio behind the animated version respected the og source material enough to make a faithful version despite the tensions between both countries.
No. Non-koreans just don't understand how disrespectful this is. I don't blame you, but if you do some research into Japan's war crimes against Korea and how they refuse to apologize/acknowledge it til this day you wouldn't be saying this.
Imagine Jeju Island just becomes Okinawa 😂
@yuyi5134 or the betrayal of the Japanese hunters during the same arc. That would be controversial😅
@@juanandrestelis1377 in Japanese version of the light novel, in that arc they change the country name from Japan to fictional country
I hope they don't cut the betrayal scenes n all bcz of controversy 😭
I want the anime to be as perfect as the manhwa 😖🤞
@@momochii0_0 They wont cut the betrayal. It'll be just a fictional country whose Beru gonna massacre. Also Jeju will be changed into something of a fictional Island where they gotta clear
No wayyy...😭😅
One of the main attractions from his character is the fact that he became an oppa. Like dude was dripped out and he was a korean heartthrob
And the main attraction is he is a GOD DAMN GORGEOUS
Like , he started like a NPC but 5 or 10 chapters after he starts looking good asf and it only gets better , even the students from hes sister´s school were impressed with him.
And im pretty sure a lot of fans would want that Shadow Monarch sword because the world nowadays is weird
@@rodrigoandorinha9259it’s moreso over the course of like 30 chapters
What the heck is an OPPA🤔?
@@TokyoTube106I think its a term used to address older male figures in Korea.
“He looks like the 8th member of BTS” -Gigguk
Imagine commiting countless war crimes and human experiments against the koreans and then being mad at them for being mad at you
"The reason why raeliana ended up at the duke's mansion"
Is adopted form Korean webtoon too 💀
That's not set in korea, tho
Pretty sure the raeliana's earth name also changed from kr to jp
@@omegaraoul True. Her name before reincarnation was localized to Rinko Hanasaki in the animated series. In the manhwa it was a Korean name. All the other names haven't been changed as they were European names.
To clear things up for everyone the Korean version is viewed by everyone outside of Japan while in Japan the Japanese version is for the Japanese. The animators and writers will have to work hard to not distribute the wrong one to legal anime sites so if you notice an episode not making sense and a few hours later it is removed or there is a delay in an episode time it just means they messed up and are fixing the problem. Do not worry about the story changes this will be a short season to avoid those risk later in the future.
How many episodes?
@@Lucas-wj8klonly 12
@@Lucas-wj8klidk what the other guy is yappin about but it'll be 24 in 2 cours. So its like 12 episodes a small break and then 12 episodes again within the same season.
@@humanoidfrog4645just like spyxfamily made season 1 in 2 parts
@@humanoidfrog4645haven’t seen any announcement about a second part do you have a source?
A-1 Studio Employee's Are FRICKIN GIGACHAD.
😐
A-1 triumphs again
Maybe vut the animation is middle class, give me a mixture of madhouse, the camera movements from ufo table, and Naotoshi Shida for the light.
@@MrDoreius Cope harder. I like the animation
New in anime? 😂@@MrDoreius
Original Solo Leveling: Japan is a fuctard ☠️
Japan's Solo Leveling: Japan is naisu 🌷
Pfft it feels like that one famous Japanese youtuber saying nice 😂
It’s amazing how much Japan and South Korea still have animosity towards each other when there’s China right next door threatening them both.
Learn history bruh
Japan bullied China and you're implying China's the 'bad guy'?
@@xyriumelement Right now, China's the one with weight to throw around and a potential enemy of both Japan and South Korea.
OP is just saying that Japan and South Korea should put their differences aside to put a united front against China.
@@xyriumelement by that statement how come sweden norway and denmark get along considering our war history is the longest in the world its just a bullshit excuse to not set differences aside
@@xyriumelementI mean japan isn't a corrupt dictatorship who is threatening world peace.
Solo leveling cannot be solo leveling without the name of SUNG JINWOO
Agreed!
Beru my fav😊
Who gives a shit, the story and art is great, that's all that matters
@@sergmanprimeyeah, maybe you don't care about the name but we do care, quite a lot actually, solo leveling isn't solo leveling without the name of the iconic main character itself
Then shut up and watch the other version , they made 2 versions for a reason@@_ES_TEL_LE_
I’m Russian, If I had a problem with every movie or tv show that have Russians as the villains, I’d miss out on hundreds of great movies/shows, many of which I love. Imo this whole debate is nonsensical, such things should be ignored when the work in question is fictional
You're so right thatd be like 80% of 70s and 80s American action movies 😂
Yeah politicians are adult babies.
I agree.
British here. And similar whenever there's British villains or when Britain (or UK) is made fun of, I don't care. Even if it comes from places like Denmark, Italy, France or Germany.
It's fiction and people need to grow up. These conversations (and decisions) shouldn't even be entertained.
@@Garvant_ And even the current shows like Stranger Things
I’ve never felt offended when the villains had my nationality I’m German and enjoyed captain america and found it rather interesting that red skull was german
Thank God the global version remained unchanged, i would probably have stop at episode 1 or something and reread the manhwa in tears 😂
It’s the fine line between keeping the media of your own country and the other country happy whilst also trying to respect fellow artists in the industry.
i will never watch the anime where his name isnt sung jin woo
The Korean names are kept for the Crunchyroll version
@@JVision1 The premium version ?
And how much time it takes to become free?
I watch the sung jin woo version using anime pahe
@@abdul.k.g7069 Anime pahe is goated
I'm watching it on aniwave and im happy that it uses the Korean names
Didn't know that the story takes place in japan in the anime. Wonder how that's going to work, since there are arcs in which the fact that the MC is Korean is very important, such as Jeju Island Arc and the Japan Recuse arc. I think, The korean version of it will be one that is most watched, as the Japanese version is going to have some major plot holes, from changing the main setting.
I heard that they will be cutting the Jeju island arc I really hope not
Yep it brings up a lot of story issues changing the location. I heard the villains will be changed to Japanese villains still - so Japanese characters vs Japanese villains? Still doesn’t work with those key story arcs so hoping it isn’t cut
@@CreepyKiller0202 how can they cut it when they show glimpses of the jeju island fight against the ants in the first episode?
@@undecidedmumbling idk I just heard some rumors in the comment sections of the first episode or that they might change it since it depicts the Japanese needing to be saved im hoping not but i wouldn’t say it’s impossible
I heard thei4 making an imaginary country to take Japan's place
The Studio employees are god damn Legends
this is the right way you can bet your ass that if any western studio was going to adapt this there would be only one version and you can guess which one and how it would be changed to suit more ahem 'MODERN AUDIENCES'
The manhwa took several jabs at japan if we're being honest, I was wondering how they were gonna get around that 😅
Those jabs can apply to Korea as well so they will probably change the name Japan to Korea.
@@leoffemiruen2028not so, since korea didnt invade japan in the past. The koreans are still salty about imperial japan and drove the country on edge multiple times, you can say solo leveling is lowkey a 'revenge' story on how koreans are better than the japanese.
Well, that's what i can pick on from the vibe the manhwa is spewing off.
@@iasked9392 it won't be that big of a problem i think. Japan is in focus only two times as far as i remember. 1.Jeju raid 2.S rank gate break
And Japan is in negative light only one time when they are assisting in jeju raid. So the problem won't get worse i guess.
@@iasked9392 I am talking about the manwa not the history. Japan is one of those governments who will never acknowledge their crimes.
@@iasked9392revenge story that Koreans are better I feel like is a bit of a reach. It just has the classic anti Japanese arc which a lottt of manhwa have
Even the japaneses gonna whatch the korean version lol
no, they won't.
@@AlexLegasy cant really say they wont
i doubt it'd be the majority but there'll definitely be some japanese people watching the og version.
As someone who grew up in Hiroshima, Japan, we don't really care as long as it's good. The issue is just between governments
Fr. Who is gonna watch the edited version with mc Shun Mizushino
@@paulyvii anyone that didnt read the manhwa. japanese names are usually more easily recognizable and memorable. theres like 3 or 4 jins in SL including the MC. dont even mention names like chul baek etc.
I spoke with at least 20 different die-hard anime fans, who are all Japanese, they have no idea what Solo Leveling is about. Yes, it is because it is Korean. The same reason why most Japanese use iPhone and not Samsung.
Aniplex is a Japanese company, but Solo Leveling isn't really being advertised in Japan.
Wtf jin woo is the perfect name. You can add so much to it 😂
Drip woo, rizz woo, saucy woo, innocent woo etc
A-1 staff literally just said, "Why not both?"
They did this with TOG too, they changed Bam's name to Yoru or Jinsung Ha to Sanada Yukata (personally I think it's weird especially since GoH adaptation kept most of the names the same.)
But definitely i think MC name Yoru is the first time i watch TOG anime 😅 and then i realise the real name is Bam not Yoru
Tbf Bam and Yoru are correct cuz its 25th Bam and is literally just named Night cuz that's when Rachel call him cuz that's his birthday
@@itsjustvin7630Nope, because Bam also means chestnut and duality is kind of the whole point of his character
@@TamagoSenshi is that the authors intent?
@@itsjustvin7630Bam meaning night is the thematic meaning as Rachel is afraid of the night or “Bam”. And Rachel is Bam’s star, the night’s star. But Bam meaning nut is used for comedy like characters saying Bam sounds tasty.
Imagine being so dedicated to your fanbase that you’re willing to adapt the same fucking story twice at the same time just to be able to give everyone outside of your country a faithful experience regardless of your political standpoint. That’s fucking cool in my opinion
That’s the first anime I watched with Korean dub instead of Japanese and it was the best thing I did. Really recommend to watch it with Korean dub!
Lol if you know anything about the manhwa you’d know they did the same with the Japanese translations for the manhwa. They changed the names and the locations of the hunters from Japan since they were bad in the Korean version of the manhwa. They’ll probably do the same thing for the anime but as long as they keep it in Korea for the global version we as fans are fine with it. Only people in Japan will get the Japanese version of the characters and locations.
Ngl the Korean names sound badass. Jinwoo, Antares, Baek Yoonho, il-hwan. And some of my fav side characters are: wu jin-chul, go gunhee (how cool their name sounds damn)
You can´t not respect someone who has GUN in as a name , and even the chill monarch said he is strong asf
Ngl, korean names are more difficult to pronounce as compared to Japan but this ain't the case for jinwoo. That's why it sounds good😅
@@fzhz It just sounds right for him
@@rodrigoandorinha9259 that's why I said it sounds good.
antares korean name?
Also the opening is sung by Tomorrow x Together which is a KPop group
changing the location and i guess they will not mention the jeju island betrayal of the japanese hunters association is really a FAITHFUL adaptation.
Bro that's the reason why Japan is evil in solo leveling ☠️
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It's like how all USA movies will have russia as the bad guys
Yeah, only Japan Netto-uyoku (right-wing on Internet) and nationalists have problems about Korean names and Korean settings in animes cuz they think Koreans are stealing their recourses to make their IPs so Japan’s IPs got less opportunities to be adapted. I saw tons of Japanese comments whining about these
In the LN Japan fared much worse than in the Manwha. It was very cringe. Clearly the animosity between the two countries is still very alive with some
@@paolacresti6432 there's animosity between Japan and nearly all of east Asia. cough cough ww2 and multiple war crimes cough cough
I want a korean dub, much more applicable to manhwa.
There is. It’s airing in Korea
@@JVision1i want it everywhere. As if it’s the original dub.
I'll probably just watch that one subbed
u are insane if u would rather listen to a korean dub over a japanese one if u dont understand either considering japanese VA is much higher quality and better sounding language.
next u are going to say u would rather a korean studio instead of A1 produce it too
See, that's dedication, yes they don't like the other country, but they are STILL willing to keep the peace by making two versions to appease everyone.
Hats off to you production team, you do GREAT work.
I think the way they are doing it is honestly the best possible way. Giving a faithful anime and a localization is definitely how it should go if you want a localized version.
Props to the studio for the dedication 🫡
I'm a massive manhwa fan, and I genuinely love manhwa more than Japanese anime. When I heard Solo Leveling was getting an anime, I felt a mix of excitement and worry. Given the history between South Korea and Japan, I was concerned they might alter the storyline. Luckily, there are two versions, but seriously, who would watch the other version? Well, A1 Studios pleasantly surprised me by staying true to the manhwa.
Well Japanese people will watch it
@@randikapratama4074 I hope they don't. It's better if they watch the version that follows the manhwa.
Me. I watched the other version.
@@kenshirosama1505Nope, they will not be able to watch it because the Japanese version is the only one that will be available in Japan. Also, Solo Levelling wouldn't even become popular in Japan without those changes
@@kenshirosama1505 Follows the novel*
Novel is the original and manhwa is an adaptation. And anime adaptations usually made after the original.
My respect for A1 pictures 📈📈📈
Solo Leveling ain't Solo Leveling without Sigma Jin 🗿🔥💯
The way western people talk about Korean-Japanese history is so funny to me. They absolutely refuse to say who the clear bad side was. It's like saying "Germany and the Jewish community have a complicated history, leaving both sides with grievances."
yup, it’s actually disrespectful to a certain degree
Japan can be some real little biyotches when it comes to confronting the crimes of their past.
Fuckung real
haha that's true but man are they so annoying about it like why completely change the names for !?
@@sahilrahman5066 It's because we don't get along well
Yeah they changed Japan in the story to a fictional country called DFN. They also did some lazy changes to the Japanese characters names such as Goto Ryuji -> Ryuu
Went in Korea back in september. First thing you see in the train from incheon to seoul is some ads claiming korea's rights over some islands over Japan, with messages like "japan knows the truth".
Beef between those nations is still well alive
"Very political history" is a really interesting way to explain war crimes and subjugation.
Sorry but its not solo leveling if its not based in korea. Honestly pissed me off so much that japan wanted to do that to a beloved series. Its a goddamn breath of fresh air to know they are making THE ORIGINAL seoul based version still
Thank you A1 for the effort to make two versions. Very much appreciated
It's wild to me that the Japanese viewership would need a localization. The need to Japan-wash this show is such an interesting concept. I'd expect them to just roll with it with a Japanese dub or read subtitles like every other anime watcher does. But I'm Canadian so I'm used to watching media made from other places. I'm curious to investigate what's really going on there.
@@Heidelmannit’s deep this is a generational thing it’s so bad to the point that korean grandparents may not allow there grandchildren to talk to japanese children
@@AYAKXSHI the more I learn about South Korea the more I am worried for South Korea.
@@Heidelmann I’m also Canadian so I can relate. Imagine if the shows and movies from the USA got localized for us. It would be weird af.
@@Heidelmann they grudge deeply even for small matters. Just careful to not hurt their feelings when you befriend them
I'm so thankfull that we got the original version in my country.
Im really happy they made the two different versions
Thank goodness they made 2 versions, I was worried for a sec there
Which do you prefer?
@@JVision1Bro you can't just start a war by asking that question!!
I’m glad they did that and didn’t disrespect the original source.
I await how they'll adapt the Jeju Island arc as there is a partnership between S.Korean and Japanese Hunters, and lets just say that one side doesn't come out on top. Interestingly, the Japanese novelization of that arc had the Hunters from Japan be from a nameless country so that it doesn't offend the Japanese readers.
Japan is so good at avoiding conflicts, creating more conflicts.
Why doesn’t Korea animate their manhwas. Crunchy Roll messed up so many manhwa adaptations already. Korea really dropped the ball by not animating their best most popular manhwas.
Quick answer, they don’t have capabilities to do so.
@@DaveyTanakaand yet they can animate the op for Solo Leveling. Then theres also Korra and Voltron
for promotion, its the birth place of asian animation culture, they can make their own version later easily anyway
Money money money. Japan has more attention than Korea in general towards this media. SL is and has been at the top in Korea but the culture is different.
Fk culture
So if I hear something different than Sung Jin-woo it means it's the wrong version. Got it
wrong version? funny comment 😂
they only localize because of these boundaries, they are not wrong LMAO
@@gordon0128 They are exactly because of that. You don't change others work.
Thats a lot of extra work but i respect that completely
Sung Jin Woo is literally the most iconic Manhwa character out there ain't no way we accepting his changed name.
it is not been changed, but only done by localization due to the airing of the anime with their respective channels inside Japan (of course they do not use Korean names out there, also the setting also happens inside Japan)
@@gordon0128Japanese anime use non Japanese names all the time
@@Can_think_of_a_name it seems you don't get it, the mentioned countries Korea and Japan are still not in good terms, Japanese should not use Korean names as their baseline on the story unless it is permitted by Korea itself (I'D BEEN TALKING INSIDE JAPAN'S JURISDICTION AS TO WHY THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO AIR THE ANIME INSIDE JAPAN THAT HAS KOREAN NAMED FIGURES/CHARACTERS)
Cant wait to see what will the studio do when it reach the jeju arc. Since the japanese team feels kinda the "antagonist" towards the mc gangs. Will they change the character to look good or stay with the og story. And it would be weird if the korean characters changed name to japanese there lol
I think the japanese guy (who got offed by beru very quickly)is going to be korean or stay as japanese since the main character is now japanese its a "fair" trade
@@rodrigoandorinha9259 imagine they give him name like "go ryujin" or something lmao the koreans would flip 😂😂😂
Other translations of SL use a fictional nation, they are just going to do that for the anime adaptation.
You might as well watch the English version which uses original name and it is awesome and satisfactory to the original
Pretty sure most Japanese anime fans could handle an anime set in Korea and the ones who can't don't deserve it anyway.
I'm glad they didn't decide to make just one version (which would likely be the Japan-setting version), cause I'd be sad to see it unfaithful to the original work.
Props to the studio for satisfying everyone with two different versions. However, it is a shame that something like this has to be done
The way this dude talks about Korea and Japan is a good example of how extreme "neutrality" can end up heavily biased for one side. In this case, Japan. With how vague he talks, I could assume they both regularly colonized each other.
Japan straight up took over Korea for 40 years and only stopped after the end of WWII. Japan spent decades trying to eliminate Korea's language and culture, which, with that knowledge, makes getting rid of all korean names in this anime seem worse.
There was also mass murder and sexual slavery of teenage girls.
womp womp
jp in ww2 were famous for rape and general brutality, its not an excuse to be racist against them but a lot of people sweep this shit under the rug and frankly it's kinda unacceptable like we talk about the holocaust and the armenian genocide or wtv but why not this lol
womp womp
We know bro anyway womp womp
Cry about it
Missed opportunity to create a little more unity in the world, creating two versions only serves to accentuate the divide between neighbours.
For those curious go look up "Japanese invasion of Korea". They literally tried to wipe them off of the face of the earth during WW2.
This is that “zipper man” shit all over again
Schitky finga
Thanks for the info
I'm glad that the Italian chrunchyroll dub is faithful to the original name
So THAT'S why hwang's name was different in that video
Japan should be apologizing to Korea for their atrocities but instead they try to ignore what they did
they already did korea just said it was not enought
Yeah, only Japan Netto-uyoku (right-wing on Internet) and nationalists have problems about Korean names and Korean settings in animes cuz they think Koreans are stealing their recourses to make their IPs so Japan’s IPs got less opportunities to be adapted. I saw tons of Japanese comments whining about these
@@necrotenkiwongwat2359 Because of how the Japanese government sweeps it under the rug. And the fact of how long it took for the japanese back then to even give an apology
@@rsw__u thats nothing special most countrys have done similar shxt
and it's not only the s.koreans that the japanese f-over it was most of east and south asia and the only ones that still is mostly still hung over that shxt are s.korea and china why china is like that is because of ccp propaganda and ccp propaganda is crazy man
Typical Japan
No wonder they always make fun of each other in their works
Chill did you not hear they have the Korean version on Crunchyroll and a1 studio is in a complicated situation they are Japan's taking on a Korean manga where Japan is the enemy and it would be disrespectful to people in Japan but it's disrespectful to change it so they are doing 2 different versions cause they care enough to stay with orginal work
The first thing I thought of when he said Japan and Korea is WWII
before people get fired up to japanese company, this kind of things are vice versa. Crayon Shin-chan also changed in Korea. Donghua (chinese anime) also got changed in Japan (ex. MDZS, TGCF, The King's Avatar, Link Click). So it's not restricted to korean -> japan only
I need to watch this anime
I wonder which version they’ll use for the English dub or if they’ll just change it for each dub which would be complicated but funny.
They used the Korean names. In all honesty the japanese names are just for subtitles. You listen to the JP va and they flat out say the korean names
Did you guys know that in the light novel which came first sung jin woos name was seong jin woo
I’m glad they gave the fans what they wanted. Yata! Sung Drip-Woo-San!
Why do people call manhwa original, if original is the novel and manhwa is an adaptation?
How could you cut the name, Dongsuk? My roommate and I had a blast making fun of it.
if the author was still alive they wouldn’t even be complaining about the names.
I wonder what they will do with that Japanese hunter arc
I hope this 2 countries can heal soon 💜
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
If the Koreans can forgive maybe, but they make sure the hate on Japan continues by passing on the hatred to next generations through creations like Solo Leveling which has an anti Japan arc
you shouldn’t speak so lightly about such issues
The Japanese’s government has not apologised for the massacre and rape of countless people from multiple countries.
It’s ignorant to expect the affected countries to get closure without even an apology.
I understand it was meant with good intent but this seems to belittle the national trauma of the colonised countries under imperialism Japan.
@@GoodMorningPunPun147 lol you just proved you are a cry baby, stay hating, can’t help your loser mindset
@@GoodMorningPunPun147 It's a sad world the one we live in.
he popularized level and ability systems in manhwas and mangas. theres legit 50 of them having the same damn color for their panel.
not really. it was already popularized waaay before with light novels. a metric ton of light novels have the same premise as solo leveling which meant any manhwa adaptations would have them. solo leveling, second life ranker, nano machine, etc all the most popular light novels all had them, so when they all started getting adapted from top to bottom, it was just a huge influx of them.
nano machine doesnt have a blue system but still has a system helping him, just like absolute sword sense, and all the other popular light novels. swap a blue system for a hidden spirit or whatever.
@@newp0rt thanks for the insight. mb.
I'm glad they made 2 versions.
Korea and Japan also have some animosity in the original Webtoon too,, curious how they will revise it
I am now just curious... how will they do the JUJU Island Raid...
I know someone beat me to this question
*JEJU
The author is dead if Im not mistaken to. Its so disrespectful. Im so happy there is an anime that is factual to the story setting!!! ❤ I was so excited then bummed when I heard of the butchering.
It's not the author who died. It's the illustrators aka the ceo of Redice Studio. Please fact-check before you say anything.
Do you just say things without thinking. The animation studio is doing its best to show respect while also living in a country that isn’t in a good relationship with Korea.
I understand your feelings, but it is a very complicated issue. I think the fact the studio did release a version for International audience with Korean names show they trying their best, but I agree the manhwa should be adapted in its original form and still be set in Seoul, Korea as it’s crucial for some later story arcs
@@washedtg1093that’s true, it’s a very difficult situation to be put in for the manhwa and studio adapting :/
There are changes like this everywhere in entertainment, not just here. Disney does it constantly. I agree with the sentiment, however it was the safest choice for them as a company, they need to keep their target audience engaged to continue making it after all, quota yanno.
I can just imagine the amount of work they had to do making two versions of this, like one in tokyo and one seol. Great work guys. Proud of you and whoever complains about the animation, make it yourself uf you are so unsatisfied
It being set in Korea actually has plot relevance wtf they gonna do when the global conferences and the Japanese hunters show up ;0;
Which version is the one on crunchyroll?
the one on crunchyroll is the korean version
@@real_wc-ente4853yep Japanese voices only for Japan
@@real_wc-ente4853 wait so are subtitles written in English but names are themselves Korean? And what are voices in?
@@real_wc-ente4853so the way it is is that it’s the Korean version of the story with Japanese voice acting
@@Crown101 you mean japanese names
The entire anime is adapted by Japanese studio, voice acted by Japanese actors, signages and posters in the anime are all in Japanese, and some people cares that the name are a bit different.
I will never watch the japanese version, i do not give a fck about the animation studio. This masterpiece will soon or later be animated no matter if its from korea itself or different countries. And im always here for the orginial version.
Imagine if the second Ruby released rookie they just went "will you marry me?"
Background music name?
"Menace" by Visioner
His name is the drip god not Sung Jinwoo
Facts 😮💨🙏🏻
Sung drip woo
Sung "Arise" Jinwoo
I never thought that Solo leveling has 2 version and based from the Solo leveling that I watch they use japanese as the language and it's still the same name of Sung Jin woo as Korean name.
Perfectly fits itself - the song & the anime...love it 👍
You think the korean version's gonna be the most watched? Wanna bet?
Yeah first hour got 1million watches on crunchyroll the Korean version. Korean shit is just better in general. Weebos I'm a huge weeb but I hate japan
No
the korean one is on crunchyroll so my guess is most people will watch that one
just to be clear here: the korean version doesnt have korean voice acting, its just the names that were changed to korean, with the characters still speaking japanese.
It will be - as someone mentioned in the comments it’s not Korean dubbed, but just uses the characters proper names (which are Korean, like Sung Jin-woo)
North Korea makes sense, but not South man. I've heard their chill.
Unfortunately, it’s the case. The localisation and changing of the names and countries is due to the strained relationship between Japan and South Korea
@@Crown101 Ohhhhh Hopefully they sort it out one day
@@AyeeeeImTheHotDogManwe can only hope brother 🙏🏻
Nah japan did some fucked up shit to Korea in ww2 that they still haven't apologized for
I dont think the animation studio understands what “faithful adaptation” means lol
As a Canadian I'm glad I get the proper Korean version